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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-09-21Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] FM to chair Security Council session on MideastForeign Minister Dora Bakoyannis was due to chair a meeting of foreign ministers of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to discuss developments in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, alternate government spokesman Evangelos Antonaros announced. Greece has the Security Council's rotating presidency for September.The aim of the session, which is being called for the first time in several years, is to send a message that the international community has a "real and strong interest in settling the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the Palestinian problem," the spokesman said. Antonaros also underlined the need to restart the peace process and stressed that Greece had taken the initiative to call this meeting, "achieving this positive development after strenuous and coordinated efforts on multiple levels". The spokesman stressed that Greece's actions at the Security Council so far had been generally well received, despite some differences of opinion, while Greece's efforts to arrange Thursday's discussion of the Middle East situation was supported by its European partners. [02] PASOK leader visits Halkida, slams governmentMain opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) leader George Papandreou on Thursday visted Halkida, eastern Greece, where he visited the electoral centres of candidate prefect Thanassis Bourantas and of mayoral candidate Dimitris Anagnostakis."We believe in local government, in the strengthening of the insitutions of popular participation and transparency, in the strengthening of democratic institutions which create a just society and a society of values," he told his audience. "Unfortunately, the present government, instead of building institutions, it destroys institutions, instead of strengthening democratic functionings, it undermines them. Instead of strengthening meritocracy and equality for every citizen, it creates inequalities and new divisions," said Papandreou, adding that "we see around us corruption, a high cost of living and unemployment, with the responsibility of this government." Earlier, in talks with citizens, Papandreou said, referring to the New Democracy (ND) government, that "they enterered the state, the power, and saw it as a booty for those affiliated to them, their own people and their company." Papandreou said that PASOK "has again put forward the importance of a just society, in order for us to be able to create a country with security and certainty for every citizen." The local government elections will be held on October 15. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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